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Note: N3065 Died of cancer.
LYNDEBOROUGH -- Johanna Gruener Thomas, 67, died Feb. 3, 2010, at Community Hospice House, Merrimack. She was born in Pittsburgh, Pa., Jan. 10, 1943, to Margaret Velma (Hamilton) and John Gustav Gruener. She lived in Arlington, Va., before moving to Lyndeborough in 1968. She was a graduate of Pennsylvania State University and earned her master's degree at Antioch. She was a reading recovery teacher at Peterborough Elementary School for nine years, retiring in 2008. Prior to that she taught at Hillsborough Elementary School and Hancock Elementary School. She was a member of First Congregational Church of Hancock and its Bell Choir. She enjoyed antiques and photography, taking many photos of covered bridges, winter scenes, the Chicken Barn in Keene, and of The Old Man in the Mountain, just before it fell. Family members include her husband of 44 years, Lowell S. Thomas; two daughters, Priscilla "Pepper" Legro of Henniker and Margaret "Peggy" Gonzalez of Waterboro, Maine; on sister, Susan Pearlman of Camp Hill, Pa.; and two nephews. SERVICES: Calling hours will be Monday from 6 to 8 p.m. at Jellison Funeral Home, 25 Concord St., Peterborough. The funeral will be Tuesday at 1 p.m. at First Congregational Church of Hancock, Main Street, Hancock. The Rev. Judith Copeland, pastor, will officiate. Burial will be in the spring in Francestown Cemetery No. 3. Memorial donations may be made to Community Hospice House, 210 Naticook Road, Merrimack 03054.
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